Therrien: Subban playing ‘inspired hockey for our team’ (Video)

P.K. Subban played a key role in the Canadiens’ 3-0 victory Saturday over the New York Rangers, picking up assists on all three goals.

He’s definitely playing “inspired hockey for our team,” Coach Michel Therrien said after the game.

“He’s confident. I like his attitude. He wants to learn,” Therrien said. They’ve asked him to be responsible with and without the puck and it’s an aspect of his game that has greatly improved, Therrien said.

When he was asked about his personal performance after the game, Subban turned the focus back on the team.

“We’re playing well as a team. We’re doing some great things out there,” Subban told reporters.

Therrien also dished out praise for goaltender Carey Price who faced 34 shots and earned his third shut-out. “He was phenomenal,” Therrien said. “He was in control. He was square to the puck. He played a great, great game.”

Nathan Beaulieu, the Canadiens’ first-round draft pick in 2011, made his National Hockey League debut and finished the evening with 17:17 minutes of ice time.

“It’s definitely special to get the first one under my belt,” said Beaulieu, 20, who acknowledged feeling a bit nervous early in the game.

Beaulieu’s parents and sister were in attendance for the milestone.

“Nathan played a solid game,” Therrien said. “He made some good passes, kept his game simple and he’s got good vision with the puck, so he’s good with the transition game. And defensively he was not out of place. For a first game, we’re pleased.”

Someone commented on the love in on CBC with Toronto MPL. I completly agree. I live in Alberta, and man I got so sick of hoping the Habs were on CBC out here, they never were, so I bought the RDS package for $10 per month. I love the Habs so it is well worth it even if I don’t understand most of it. Thank god for TSN and TSN 690, or I wouldn’t even get the games when I am at work or traveling to work.

I had contemplated writing in to the ombudsmun about this, but thought, when ever they do get on the air, the comments about how the team Montreal is playing against are ” well if ———— could just get one here they could get back into the game”. I would think it should be , ” Montreal is playing good, they got to keep the pressure on ————, to win tonight”. Totaly biased toward the other team.

spot on… so tired of CBC bias and always it seems hoping our opponents can come back against our Habs…. RDS all the way…. though it would be nice if a Canadian TV station would actually cheers for a Canadian team not…. anyone but the Habs

Good news for halak fans. He is tied for 60th in the league for save percentage at 0.897 with some guy named chris nilstrop. As former poster(well he’s still here just under a different name) man-apart used to say.Halak is a top 3 goalie in the world.

Can we stop flogging the Halak horse already. Did we go on and on about Steve Penney when Roy was goalie? Speaking of which, Hayward was a completely well appreciated #2. Three consecutive Jennings trophies and berth in the SCF is not so shabby. Successful goalie tandems do exist. Like Price-Budaj.

You can tell by the way Subban deflects the questions about him that he’s taking a lot of heat about being selfish. I’m hoping he continues playing great and people stop looking at his every move under the microscope – hahaha ok no seriously but Crosby took a lot of heat for being whiney for his first few years, hopefully this blows over with PK too.

Couple of differences: 1)Crosby was a 1st overall and from rural Canada where we love our hockey players to come from. He got some mild criticism for a short while. 2)Subban is black. There is still an attitude in Canadian society that non-whites have no right to complain about anything and that they have to behave just like stoic white people like Mike Richards of LA. Black guys are not liked if they have a big personality and are proud of their own skill and accomplishments. If a black guy dressed and behaved like Don Cherry he would be laughed at and told to go home even if his family might have been born and raised in Canada for 150 years. He certainly would never be on CBC and deemed the great guru of hockey. It’s just the way it is even though we don’t like to admit it.